Emeli Sande and Plan B lead Mobo Awards race

Jay Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, Professor Green and Rihanna are also in the running

Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sande and London rapper Plan B lead the nominations for the 2012 Mobo awards which were announced Mon 17 Sep. The awards ceremony will take place on Sat 3 Nov in Liverpool’s Echo Arena.

Nominated in the Best Female category, Sande is competing with last year’s runaway winner Jessie J - who scooped four awards in 2011 – and Tulisa of N-Dubz fame. Sande has the chance to claim five awards including Best Song for ‘Next To Me’ and Best Album for Our Version of Events. Former X Factor contestant Rebecca Ferguson and singer Jessie Ware are also in the running.